“It’s a sexual-assault investigation, but we haven’t conducted enough of an investigation to determine if (an arrest) is appropriate at this point,” he said.

County Supervisor Gloria Molina said she was outraged. She called for Tawadros’ termination, arrest and criminal prosecution.

Tawadros works in the West Covina office of the county Department of Public Health. He did not return calls seeking comment.

Health department officials said Tawadros was placed on desk duty after the allegation. On Monday, he was suspended without pay, department spokeswoman Sarah Kissell said.

The bakery’s owner said Tawadros used his position as a health inspector to intimidate and grope her in a back room of her business.

It is the policy of this newspaper not to identify alleged victims of sexual assault.

An attorney for the owner of the Pomona bakery filed a civil complaint against the county on April 1, asking for up to $10 million in damages, according to court documents.

The complaint filed by attorney Timothy McDonough includes video footage that he said shows Tawadros luring his client, a 115-pound woman, into a back room of her business and groping her as she struggles to get away.

Angelo Bellomo, the director of environmental health for the Department of Public Health, declined to say whether Tawadros was scheduled to inspect the eatery on the day of the alleged assault.

District Attorney’s Office spokeswoman Jane Robison said prosecutors have not been presented with any allegations involving Tawadros.

The assault was reported to Pomona police on March 29, at which time an officer reviewed the surveillance footage, McDonough said.